Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 89.051 — RULEMAKING
NR § 89.051Title 3. OIL AND GAS · Part B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS · Ch. 89. ABANDONED WELLS · Art. C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to regulate and monitor inactive wells under this chapter.
(b)In adopting rules under this section, the commission shall consider:
(1)the risk to public safety or the environment;
(2)wellbore and wellhead integrity, including the ability to monitor casing pressure; and
(3)regional risk considerations, including penetration of corrosive or over-pressured formations and completion in zones containing hydrogen sulfide.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1001 (S.B. 1150), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.